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August 2009 Current Events: Business/Science News
U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of August 2009. Cash for Clunkers Program Extended (Aug. 6): The Senate votes 60–37 to provide another $2…Gorsuch, Neil McGill
(Encyclopedia) Gorsuch, Neil McGill, 1967–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2017–), b. Denver. A graduate of Harvard Law School (1991), he clerked for Supreme Court Justice Kennedy and…love-in-a-mist
(Encyclopedia) love-in-a-mist, hardy annual garden plant (Nigella damascena) of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), having finely cut foliage and blue or white flowers surrounded by a…Kavanaugh, Brett Michael
(Encyclopedia) Kavanaugh, Brett Michael, 1965–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2018–), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Yale (B.A. 1987, J.D. 1990). He clerked for Supreme Court Justice…Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
(Encyclopedia) Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, American architectural firm founded in 1936 in New York City by Louis Skidmore (1897–1962), Nathaniel A. Owings (1903–84), and John O. Merrill (1896–1975…Richards, Ann Willis
(Encyclopedia) Richards, Ann Willis, 1933–2006, American politician, b. Lakeview, Tex., as Dorothy Ann Willis. She began her career in politics in the early 1970s after having raised four children. A…Ronald Wilson Reagan
Ronald Wilson ReaganBorn: 2/6/1911Birthplace: Tampico, Ill. Ronald Wilson Reagan rode to the presidency in 1980 on a tide of resurgent right-wing sentiment among an electorate longing for a…February 2004
WorldIranian Politicians Resign (Feb. 1): About one third of Iran's Parliament steps down to protest move by Guardian Council that barred more than 2,000 reformists from running in…Changes in the Presidency
While historians have often noted the changes in the power of the presidency, other important aspects of the office have changed as well. These include how the President is selected, when the…Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
Director:Errol MorrisLions Gate Films; PG-13; 91 minutesRelease:12/99With:Fred Leuchter Documentarian Errol Morris' interest in American pathology takes a sharp turn toward the personal in Mr…Trending
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